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Fathers Uplift outlines outpatient clinic, licensure fellowship and reentry supports for Cincinnati fathers
Summary
Fathers Uplift told the Cincinnati Healthy Neighborhoods Committee it will open an outpatient clinic in Over-the-Rhine targeting fathers with mental-health and substance-use services, launch a clinician fellowship aimed at increasing BIPOC licensure pass rates, and start services this fall with an initial capacity of about 50 clients.
Fathers Uplift, a Boston-based nonprofit, told the Cincinnati Healthy Neighborhoods Committee it plans to open an outpatient mental-health and substance-use clinic for fathers in Over-the-Rhine and begin direct services in September, with an initial caseload target of about 50 clients.
The group described a model that pairs licensed clinical therapy with coaching and peer-based reentry supports for fathers returning from incarceration, and a workforce program—the United States Therapist Recruitment Fellowship—designed to increase the number of BIPOC clinicians who obtain licensure.
"Fathers Uplift, we are the country's first outpatient mental health and substance use treatment facility for fathers and their families," said Dr. Charles Daniels, the organization's CEO, during a presentation to the committee. Samantha Phils Daniels, the organization's…
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